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Friday, September 17, 2010

Yard By Yard Knits: $25 Gift Certificate Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the lucky winner ~ limepink #49!

Welcome to Yard By Yard Knits! I'm Sarah, the woman behind the knitting. My friend, Katie, showed me how to knit on numerous college vacations, but I never made more than a little swatch. In 2005, I decided it was time for a hobby. Another friend, Vanessa, was knitting socks one night when I was at her house. She gave me a lesson and sent me home with yarn, needles, and instructions to practice! Always an overachiever, I decided I would make Vanessa a scarf with her yarn. But I wasn't going to start off with garter stitch or stockinette stitch. I was going for a little pattern, so I picked moss stitch. That doesn't sound so hard for novice knitters, but when you can't yet read a knit stitch from a purl stitch, it makes for a very interesting project! I don't recommend new knitters follow my beginnings! I also don't recommend knitting your first scarf with baby yarn - it takes forever!

But after this first scarf, I was hooked. I quickly moved on to baby blankets for an extra challenge. Luckily, my expert knitting friend (Katie) had moved back to town, so she helped me with all my questions, and I did indeed knit two baby blankets. Be sure to visit Katie's Etsy shop, Pretty Sneaky, to see her great work!

You might ask, why pet apparel, scarves, and baby clothing? I admit it's a bit of an odd assortment, but it's what I like to knit! Maybe I like the gratification of finishing a project too much to make adult-sized sweaters that take longer to make. Plus, the baby and pet clothing is so darn cute! I don't even own a dog, but I will admit I am tempted to try some of the dog sweaters on my cat just to see how they look. She's very grateful that I have not given into that temptation.

I love trying new patterns and projects as well as experimenting with new yarns on familiar patterns. I'm drawn to textures and vibrant colors, as you can tell from my shop. I won't admit to how much spare time is spent knitting, but I can say I feel way too bored and unproductive watching television without a project to work on.

Even the sweetest dog has a little attitude! Show off your dog's "ruff" side with this skull and crossbones sweater - sorry, I just couldn't resist! This sweater is knit with a great acrylic yarn that I have also used for baby sweaters. It's super soft and will be comfortable for a dog to wear. Because of the pattern, this sweater has a little less stretch to it across the back than my other sweaters do.

This sweater is available in extra-small (10" chest girth). If you need this sweater in a larger size, please click here.

This is an adorable baby cardigan designed to fit babies 9 to 12-months-old. Alternating stripes of green, pink, cream, and red are blended together with a variegated yarn forming smaller stripes. Any baby is sure to get lots of oohs and ahhs in this cardigan! A matching cream-colored ribbon is woven through eyelets along the collar to form a tie.

This 100% acrylic yarn has a great satin sheen to it for added beauty and comfort. One lucky winner will win a $25 Gift Certificate!MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Yard By Yard Knits and tell me how you would spend your $25.If not completed, your additional entries will be disqualified.
Click "comments" below this posting and leave a message as your entry. It's that simple! Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you're the lucky winner. You do not need to have a Google account to comment. You may do so with just your name.AFTER you have completed the mandatory entry above, you may do any of the additional entry options below for more ways to win. Each one counts as one separate entry.

Email three or more people about this giveaway and CC me at susannahbananaATliveDOTcom

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**This giveaway ends on September 24th and is open to U.S. residents. **Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry. **The winner will be announced on September 25st.Sponsored post from Yard By Yard Knits

Playing With Yarn, located in Duluth, MN, is a yarn store featuring imported yarn, yarn knitting patterns, knitting yarns and needles, knitting supplies, knitting classes. The store offers an exceptional variety of yarns and equipment, and provides assistance and instruction in furthering peoples abilities, understanding, and enjoyment of the fiber arts.